Is It Possible to Discriminate Active MS Lesions with Diffusion Weighted Imaging?

Ünal S., Peker E., Erdoğan S., Erden M. I.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.51, no.3, pp.219-223, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2019.18473
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.219-223
  • Keywords: Diffusion, multiple sclerosis, active, apparent diffusion coefficient, APPEARING WHITE-MATTER, MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS, MAGNETIZATION-TRANSFER, DEMYELINATING LESIONS, RESTRICTED DIFFUSION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at a risk of gadolinium deposition because of multiple control imaging. Therefore, it is important to determine biomarkers that can differentiate active and chronic lesions without using contrast agent. This study aimed to assess mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and signal intensities (SI) on diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) values of active and nonactive lesions.